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""Southeast Asia serves as an excellent case study to discuss major transformations in the relationship between states. This book looks at the changing nature of relationships between countries in Southeast Asia, as well as their relationships with other states in Asia and beyond. A diverse region in many areas, open to outside influence in many fields, but not without dynamics of its own, Southeast Asia has been through centuries the site of states with very differing levels of power and in a variety of forms. It has also been exposed to powerful neighbours, seawards empires and contending world powers. Adopting a historical approach, the book analyses state relations against the background of regional and geopolitical developments from within and without. It discusses how Southeast Asian states of the 21st century can best preserve their security in the context of the rise of China, and goes on to look at the extent to which they can preserve their autonomy of action. Offering a long-term perspective on these issues, this inter-disciplinary study is of interest to scholars and students of Southeast Asian history and politics, world history and international relations"--"

"Why does North Korea behave erratically in pursuing its nuclear weapons program? Why did the United States prefer bilateral alliances to multilateral ones in Asia after World War II? Why did China become "nice"--no more military coercion--in dealing with the pro-independence Taiwan President Chen Shuibian after 2000? Why did China compromise in the negotiation of the Chunxiao gas exploration in 2008 while Japan became provocative later in the Sino-Japanese disputes in the East China Sea? North Korea's nuclear behavior, U.S. alliance strategy, China's Taiwan policy, and Sino-Japanese territorial disputes are all important examples of seemingly irrational foreign policy decisions that have determined regional stability and Asian security. By examining major events in Asian security, this book investigates why and how leaders make risky and seemingly irrational decisions in international politics. The authors take the innovative step of integrating the neoclassical realist framework in political science and prospect theory in psychology. Their analysis suggests that political leaders are more likely to take risky actions when their vital interests and political legitimacy are seriously threatened. For each case, the authors first discuss the weaknesses of some of the prevailing arguments, mainly from rationalist and constructivist theorizing, and then offer an alternative explanation based on their political legitimacy-prospect theory model. This pioneering book tests and expands prospect theory to the study of Asian security and challenges traditional, expected-utility-based, rationalist theories of foreign policy behavio"

"Contents : - Foreword - Who will be Indonesian President in 2014? by By Maxwell Lane (Guest Writer) - The seventh plenum of the communist party of Vietnam: the gains of the central committee by Ha Hoang Hop - The struggle to amend Thailand's constitution by Michael J. Montesano - Whither China's Myanmar stranglehold? by Stephanie Shannon and Nicholas Farrelly - Malaysia's BN stays in power, but deep changes have nevertheless occurred by Ooi Kee Beng - The significance of China-Malaysia industrial parks by Khor Yu Leng - Steadily amplified rural votes decide Malaysian elections by Lee Hock Guan - The rise of Chinese power and the impact on Southeast Asia by Rodolfo C. Severino - The China-Myanmar energy pipelines: risks and benefits by Zhao Hong - Moving ASEAN+1 FTAs towards an effective RCEP by Sanchita Basu Das - Ethnic insurgencies and peacemaking in Myanmar by Tin Maung Maung Than - Japan's growing angst over the South China Sea by Ian Storey - Taking the income gap in Southeast Asia seriously by Aekapol Chongvilaivan - Indonesian parties struggle for electability by Ulla Fionna - Rohingya boat arrivals in Thailand: from the frying pan into the fire? by Su-Ann Oh - APEC's model of green growth is a move forward by Lee Poh Onn - China's FDI into Southeast Asia by Zhao Hong - Hidden counter-revolution: a history of the centralisation of power in Malaysia by Francis Hutchinson - The dominance of Chinese engineering contractors in Vietnam by Le Hong Hiep - RCEP and TPP: comparisons and concerns by Sanchita Basu Das - Implications of demographic trends in Singapore by Saw Swee-Hock - Big power contest in Southeast Asia by Daljit Singh - The resurgence of social activism in Malaysia by Ooi Kee Beng - Pivoting Asia, engaging China-American strategy in East Asia by Daljit Singh - Towards a code of conduct for the South ChinaSea by Rodolfo C. Severino - List of ISEAS perspective issues "